Feed container for poultry



Oct. 5 1926. 1,602,263

'0. HOSTAD FEED CONTAINER FOR POULTRY Filed Dec. 14. 1923 l ,6 I rl/i/l/ 1/1/1/1 Ola /i osl avd.-

ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Get. 5, 1.926.

OLAF I-IOSTAD, OF SULLIVAN, MICHIGAN.

FEED CONTAINER FOR POULTRY.

Application filed December 14, 1923.

The object of this invention is to provide a container for receiving feed for poultry, and for supplying continuously a quantity of feed in such manner that it will be accessible to a number of chickens, and will be kept in good condition.

A further object is to provide a receptacle containing a. spring-controlled disk feeding device which holds a quantity of grain or mash against the under side of a reticulated element, and causes gradual upward movement as the material is consumed by the chickens.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of elements described, illustrated and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claims without de parting from the spirit of the invention.-

In the drawing the figure shows the device in vertical section.

The receptacle 10, usually of cylindrical form, includes an upper and inner annular shoulder 11 designed to support a screen 12 which is held in position by upwardly extending arms 18. The arms support a top, hood, or cover 14, at a suitable distance above the receptacle.

A disk 16 of about the sire of the re ceptacle, has secured to the under side thereof a double coil spring 1'7, the lower end of the spring bearing on the bottom 18 of the queried No. 680,703.

receptacle. This spring is of the compressionand expansion type, and when the disk carries no load, the spring holds the disk against the lower side of the screen or reticulated element 12.

The spring is compressed by exerting pressure on the upper end of element 20 constituting a handle and serving as a plunger, and when the receptacle has been filled with teed, the spring will exert constant upward pressure and hold the body of material on the disk in' contact with the under side of thescreen. The feed is thus accessible and the fowls can not waste or contaminate it. he securing devices for arms 13 may be in the form of bolts or other detachable elements, permitting the screen to be easily taken out when the parts are to be cleaned individually.

The device thus constructed is inexpensive, as well as durable, and in every way adapted for the purpose intended.

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, a receptacle, a. disk therein, an expansion spring located between the disk and the bottom of the receptacle, a screen, said receptacle hav ing an annular shoulder for supporting-the screen, a cover, and upwardly extending arms for supporting the cover and holding the screen against the shoulder.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature.

OLAF nosran. 

